stramash

plural stramashes

1. ScotlandinformalA tumult or disturbance.

   The Muscular Christians rebelled at these ideas with a stir and stramash audible to all men.

   1896 Marsh 28, Spectator, 444

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   This stramash was the first time that I had interposed in the family concerns of my people, for it was against my nature to make or meddle with private actions, saving only such as, in course of nature, came before the Session[…]

   1821, John Galt, Annals of the Parish; or, the Chronicles of Dalmailing; during the ministry of the Rev. M. Balwhidder. […] , page 124

   Then more calling, and bawling, And squalling, and falling, Oh! what a fearful stramash they are all in!

   1840, Richard Barham, The Ingoldsby Legends

   Last year, I […] had a noble stramash on Folly Bridge. That is the last fighting I have seen.

   1861, H. Kingsley, Ravenshoe, section XXXVI

present singular third person stramashes · participle present stramashing · participle past stramashed · past stramashed

1. YorkshiredialectalTo make a noise, to cause an uproar, to cause a disturbance
2. ScotlanddialectalTo strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy.